Friday, August 7, 2015

On sharing life... and staying focused to connect

I just sent out our August Baum-kuchen love letter. I love putting together this love letter each month since it really captures the dynamic feeling of the month... (If you haven't subscribed..., check out this page to subscribe:) We have been working with Angie to bring interesting stories together to thread through the idea and philosophy we believe in as Baum-kuchen.On my personal note..., I recently had an interesting Facebook moment. I have used Facebook both for Baum-kuchen and personal. To try staying connected with friends near and far. For some reason... the night... I just felt overwhelmed. I think it's an interesting spiral hole. When I post something on Facebook, I feel like I need to check back to make sure that there are no pending comments to respond to. Then I ended up checking other links and friends' vacation pictures... and here goes 30 minutes here and there. The night... I realized... I much rather spend the time to connect with my friends and family in person... or maybe by snail mail correspondence. I think everyone is different. But I felt really hungry for catching up with friends, talking about everything and nothing and being surprised by news I hear from them in person whether it is with laugher or hard tears. So I announced Frido that I won't be checking Facebook anymore. Maybe for now... or maybe for a very long time. I don't know but at this moment... not having to check back on the website feels just amazing. Aside from having more time with people around us..., I am hoping to curve some time out to write more whether on my actual notebook or here on our blog. This blog has always been close to me. A place for reflection, to capture learning in everyday... and be accepting the imperfection in life. I will of course continue to share moments on Instagram. But I apologize if my reply is bit delayed. For anything urgent, please kindly send me an email:) Baum-kuchen has never had any big marketing/communication strategy. Maybe my imaginary marketing officer will get upset for making Baum-kuchen Facebook page to be empty nested for a while. Oh well... we will probably never have a crazy marketing/communication strategy because I believe that we will do what's right for me and us at the moment and things and perspectives change over time. And that's okay.Cheers to you and amazing weekend ahead:)xo-wakako